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KEVIN COSTNER (John Dutton)

Kevin Costner began his career starring in independent , gradually earning small parts in more established movies. His first major motion picture role was in the coming of age comedy, Fandango.

Throughout his career, Costner has varied his choices with comedy, action and drama role. He has appeared in such popular box-office hits as No Way Out, , , The Bodyguard and .

Costner’s exceptional filmmaking abilities were showcased in , which he produced, directed and starred in, and which won seven ® including Best Picture and Best Director.

In addition to appearing in memorable roles in JFK, The Untouchables and Robin Hood: of Thieves, he re-teamed with his Bull Durham director for the hit feature .

Costner also starred in Thirteen Days, successfully collaborating again with his No Way Out director . His other credits include For Love of the Game, The War, 3,000 Miles to Graceland, Dragonfly and The Postman, his second directing effort.

Kevin Costner last directed the box office hit and critically acclaimed film Open Range, which he also co-starred in alongside Duvall and .

Costner co-starred with in the dramatic film Upside of Anger, opposite in Rumor Has It directed by for Warner Brothers, , an action drama for in which he portrayed a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, and the thriller Mr. Brooks, and starred in Touchstone Pictures’ political comedy Swing Vote.

Costner also starred in The History Channel’s record-setting mini-series The Hatfields and McCoys: An American Vendetta in which he portrayed “’Devil’ Anse Hatfield,” the patriarch of the famed clan, opposite . He also served as a producer of the series, which received 16 Emmy Award® nominations, winning the Best in a mini-series or movie Emmy for Costner. He also received the Golden Globe and Screen Guild Awards for his performance.

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Most recently Costner was seen in the Warner Bros. film : Man of Steel, as the superhero’s father Jonathan Kent; co-starring with in , Pictures’ revival of franchise; the spy thriller Three Days to Kill for ; the football inspired Draft Day, directed by ; the track team drama McFarland for Disney; the drama Black & White, which he produced and co-starred with ; Criminal, in which he co-starred with , and ; and , in which he co-starred with Taraji Henson, Octavia Spencer and Jenelle Monae, and received a Award for Best Ensemble.

Costner also produced and co-authored bestselling adventure novel The Explorers Guild.

When Costner is not working on films, he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar in his band, Modern West, and can be seen playing venues across the country. The band recently recorded a collection of songs from and inspired by The Hatfields & McCoys. Featuring the song These Hills, the is entitled Famous For Killing Each Other. The band’s song The Angels Came Down from their album Turn It On, was recently adopted by the Gold Star Moms and Gold Star Wives organizations, which support the mothers, wives and families of fallen soldiers.

KELLY REILLY (Beth Dutton)

Kelly Reilly’s stage work at the National, in the West End, and in particular at the made her a star of the stage. Her performances in After Miss Julie and at the Donmar earned her nominations for the Award for Best Actress.

Reilly's performance in the British , Mrs. Henderson Presents, won her the Empire Award for Best Newcomer in 2006.

A variety of film roles followed, including her first lead role in the critically acclaimed British , Eden Lake, opposite .

Following that, she lead the high-profile returning ITV police drama Above Suspicion. In the same year she also appeared in three major films, opposite Robert Downey, Jr. and , Triage opposite , and Me & for director .

In 2011, she reprised her role as Mary Watson in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Reilly went on to star opposite in Flight, opposite in Heaven is for Real as well as in the John Michael McDonagh film Calvary opposite and Chris O'Dowd. Kelly also starred in the second series of the acclaimed alongside Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and . Kelly will next be seen in the role of Kerra for Sky/ US series, Britannia, and will star opposite in thriller 10x10.

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COLE HAUSER (Rip Wheeler)

Cole Hauser has generated incredible performances in independent films. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Tigerland. He also received much critical acclaim in his turn in White Oleander.

He is the lead in the DirecTV series Rogue. Cole’s numerous other feature credits include Hart’s War, Tears of the Sun, Higher Learning, Good Will , Dazed and Confuzed, , A Good Day to and Too Fast, Too Furious.

Cole made his film debut in 1992's School Ties, co-starring alongside a host of soon-to-be big name players, including , and . He worked with Affleck again the following year in Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused, also featuring a veritable talent pool ensemble cast.

Born in Santa Barbara, , he is the son of Cass Warner, founder of the film Warner Sisters, and Wings Hauser, an actor.

LUKE GRIMES (Kayce Dutton)

Luke Grimes maintains a fearless pursuit of challenging roles, evolving with each new project and is fast becoming one of 's most in-demand actors, for both independent and mainstream film. Grimes was last seen in his reprisal of the role of ‘Elliot’ in Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to the hit film 50 Shades of Grey. Grimes also co-stared in Fifty Shades Freed, the final installment of the romance franchise. Luke also can be seen in ’s opposite Denzel Washington and .

Grimes’ recently appeared in El Camino Christmas, directed by David E. Talbert for and starred , Vincent D’Onofrio, and . In 2014, Grimes co-starred opposite in the Academy Award nominated film American Sniper.

Directed by , the film was nominated for six Academy Awards® including Best Picture and went on to be the highest grossing film of the year bringing in almost 550 million in worldwide box office receipts. In his debut feature, Grimes starred in the thriller All the Boys Love Mandy Lane about a spurned admirer who takes it upon himself to eliminate the competition. Grimes was also seen in alongside cast members Ellen Page, , and .

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His other film credits include the dark comedy Assassination of a High School President opposite , Shit Year opposite , which made its festival debut at Director’s Fortnight at the . Additionally, Grimes starred in The Wait opposite Chloe Sevigny, Squatters opposite Richard Dreyfus, and Forever opposite Deborah Ann Wohl. Grimes was also featured in the international box office Taken 2.

On the small screen, Grimes starred in ’s hit drama Brothers and Sisters and HBO’s top-rated series True Blood.

The son of a Pentecostal pastor in Dayton, Ohio, Grimes spent summers at church camp where he learned to play drums which led to his other passion – music. He is also the lead of an alt-country band called Mitchell’s Folly. In advance of moving to , Grimes studied acting in and received a degree from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

GIL BIRMINGHAM (Thomas Rainwater)

Award-winning actor Gil Birmingham is known for his work in over 60 film and television productions. Most recently Birmingham co-starred alongside Academy Award® nominee in ’s critically acclaimed film Wind River, in which he received praise for his performance as Martin Hanson, a grieving father whose daughter has been murdered on the Wind River reservation.

Birmingham previously collaborated with Taylor Sheridan in the film Hell or High Water, co- starring opposite Academy Award®-winner as a team of sheriff’s hunting down bank robbing brothers (Chris Pine and ). The seamless chemistry between the two garnered Bridges a Best Supporting Actor nod and Birmingham’s powerful performance was highlighted by notable film reviewers. The movie was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay as well as Best Film Editing at the 2017 Academy Awards.

Birmingham generated public acclaim for his portrayal of Billy Black in the blockbuster films The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn, based on the best-selling books by Stephenie Meyer. He co-starred in the film The Love Ranch (2010) with and , directed by Taylor Hackford. Additionally, he voiced Wounded Bird in the Oscar-winning film Rango (2011). Other film credits include roles in Shouting Secrets, End of the Spear, Dreamkeeper, Gentle Ben, The Doe Boy, Love's Long Journey, Te Ata, Crooked Arrows, and The alongside and Armie Hammer.

On TV, Birmingham’s powerful portrayal of ‘Dogstar’ in 's six-part TV , Into the West, captured the attention of audiences worldwide. Birmingham has guest starred in several episodes of Wilfred alongside , and he has been in The Lying Game, Castle, The Mentalist, Nip/Tuck, and . He was a recurring guest star on Banshee and of Cards and currently recurs on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, playing Jane Krakowski’s father.

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Additionally, he is currently in production on the ‘Mermaid’ drama SIREN as well as a recurring role in Animal Kingdom.

In addition to acting, Gil is an accomplished guitar player and singer, and performs for fans in a variety of venues with his blues/rock style.

KELSEY ASBILLE (Monica Long)

Kelsey Asbille can currently be seen in Oscar-nominee Taylor Sheridan's Wind River opposite Jeremy Renner, Lizzie Olsen and . She recently starred in the GO90 series Embeds, about a group of young staffers on the campaign trail, produced by Megyn Kelly and Michael De Luca.

Asbille recurred on the last two seasons of the hit MTV series Teen Wolf, and starred in the Fox event Hieroglyph written by Travis Beacham and directed by Miguel Sapochnik. She is known for her leading role on Disney XD's Pair of Kings and recurring role on the CW's One Tree Hill.

Her other film credits include 's The Amazing Spiderman opposite , Run opposite William Moseley, The Wine of Summer opposite Ethan

DANNY HUSTON (Dan Jenkins)

Award-winning actor, writer and director, is known for his versatility and dramatic screen presence. Most recognized for his roles in films like ’s The Aviator, Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men and Alejandro Inarritu’s 21 Grams, Huston has worked with some of the finest film directors of his generation.

Huston got his start directing Mr. North with , Anthony Edwards and his sister . He went on to give his breakthrough acting performance in the Ivansxtc for which he was nominated for Best Male Performance at the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards.

Since then his film acting work has included: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, ’s Robin Hood, Hitchcock with , Wrath of the with , The Constant Gardener with and , ’s Marie Antoinette, John Sayles Silver City, The Libertador with Edgar Ramirez, The Congress with , ’s The Proposition with Guy Pearce, Birth opposite , 30 Days of Night with Josh Hartnett, ’s The Kingdom, and many more.

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In 2013, his critically acclaimed role of Ben the butcher in Magic City (), earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. His other television acting work includes the hit television series Masters Of Sex (Showtime), a recurring role in the hugely popular (FX), and performances in You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)with and (HBO/Playtone).

Additional credits include in Paranoid for Netflix and ITV Studios, Marc Forster’s All I See Is You, Frankenstein directed by , Pressure, directed by Ron Scalpello; and ’s . Huston also directed himself in The Last Photograph which is screening at The Edinburgh Film Festival and the Mill Valley Film Festival.

In 2017, Huston portrayed in the stage adaptation of The Kid Stays in the Picture directed by Simon McBurney, for The in London. Currently, Huston can be seen in the global box office smash , directed by .

He was recently seen in the Warner Bros. comedy Game Night with Rachel McAdams and can next be seen in the IM Global feature Richard Says Goodbye with Johnny Depp for writer/director Wayne , ' opposite , and Stan and Ollie, which is directed by Jon Baird for BBC films.

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